House bill · 106th Congress · Public Law 106-97
To authorize a cost of living adjustment in the pay of administrative law judges.
Became law on Nov 12, 1999.
Sponsor: Rep. George Gekas R-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 2, 1999
- Committee actionJun 10, 1999
- Passed HouseOct 25, 1999 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateNov 8, 1999 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentNov 10, 1999
- Became lawNov 12, 1999
Latest action: Nov 12, 1999 — Became Public Law No: 106-97.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 915.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 915, A bill to authorize a cost-of-living adjustment in the pay of administrative law judges” on October 13, 1999. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Government Reform on September 30, 1999”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 13, 1999 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11898
- CBO publication date
- October 13, 1999
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 915, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/915
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3c7f50d21630ad8a7e0b0f1852de34a81fc08d1eae19699cdad6aaa4a52c5780
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 915, An act to authorize a cost-of-living adjustment in the pay of administrative law judges” on November 3, 1999. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on November 3, 1999”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 3, 1999 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/11967
- CBO publication date
- November 3, 1999
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 915, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/915
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3c7f50d21630ad8a7e0b0f1852de34a81fc08d1eae19699cdad6aaa4a52c5780
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 106-387 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported November 4, 1999 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/106/HRPT/387
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 915, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/915
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3c7f50d21630ad8a7e0b0f1852de34a81fc08d1eae19699cdad6aaa4a52c5780
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 915, last updated April 7, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 28, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
13 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 5 Democrats
5 of 13 cosponsors (38%) are from the other party.
Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Thomas Davis (R-VA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Harold Ford (D-TN), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), John Hostettler (R-IN), John Kasich (R-OH), Constance Morella (R-MD), Christopher Shays (R-CT), John Tierney (D-MA), Bob Wise (D-WV), Frank Wolf (R-VA), Lynn Woolsey (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. George Gekas.
- H.R. 833 (106th) Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2000
- H.R. 462 (106th) To clarify that governmental pension plans of the possessions of the United States shall be treated in the same manner as State pension…
- H.R. 3312 (106th) Merit Systems Protection Board Administrative Dispute Resolution Act of 2000
- H.R. 916 (106th) To make technical amendments to section 10 of title 9, United States Code.
- H.R. 1924 (106th) Federal Agency Compliance Act
- H.R. 2636 (106th) Taxpayer's Defense Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.